A key focus of this blog is the history of Jacksons in Ireland. I am specially curious about those who may be related to Sir Thomas Jackson (1841-1915). His life is key to understanding how a dozen or so young men, sons of Irish tenant farmers, shaped the future of international banking in the Far East in the late 1800s. I also use this blog as a place for playful posts: book and restaurant reviews, recipes, and events in my life. WARNING: Note the date of each post. Some may be outdated.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Fruit Fly Flan

This hardly seems worthy of a blog,
but after all, it is summer.

After our invited guests left for various ferries on Monday,
we were left with our uninvited guests: the dreaded seasonal fruit flies.

So, what’s a gal to do? I checked out the fruit which was mostly
still sound, cut up the good bits, and came up with what I will forever now call
a Fruit Fly Flan. Since no fruit
flies were harmed in making of this flan, it is even vegan-friendly. Even better - it was also the essence of
simplicity to prepare.

This is all I did: I rolled out one pie’s worth of pastry and
placed it in a pie plate. Then, I laid down a tranch of fruit and covered it
with a very light dusting of flour and sugar. Then, I added another layer of
fruit, more flour/sugar, and another layer of fruit, and so on. Bake at 375 F
till done (about 45 minutes). Serve as is, or with yoghurt or whipped cream.

About Me

Author And Researcher. I am currently writing a book on the life of Sir Thomas Jackson. He was the son of tenant farmers, born just before the Famine in South Armagh, who was knighted because he not only lead HSBC into the 20th Century, but was also responsible for assisting with the funding of much of the economic development in China & Japan in the late 1800s. My first published book was "Some Become Flowers: Living with Dying at Home".